University of St Francis
Joliet, Illinois · Website
$63,926
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$63,926
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of St Francis is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Joliet, Illinois with 1,223 undergraduates and 1,731 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,006 a year (tuition and fees $38,110). It admits 65% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $63,926 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,079 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,006
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$38,110
US median $11,837
Admission rate
65%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,079
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$63,926
Rank 566 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,006
- Tuition and fees
- $38,110
- Cost of attendance
- $46,239
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 76%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,547
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,584
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,749
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,311
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,192
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $29,950 in 2015-16 to $38,110 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1,141
- SAT reading, middle
- 525
- SAT math, middle
- 520
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 1,223
- Graduate students
- 1,731
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 77
- Endowment
- $31.3M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 566 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,006 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $38,110 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 65% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,079 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $56,648 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $63,926 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
77 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 155 | $12,235 | $66,085 | $73,452 | $63,399 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | $27,000 | $75,811 | $87,383 | $88,910 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $20,827 | $83,104 | $79,421 | $58,716 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 51 | $26,911 | $71,317 | $78,478 | $71,685 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 51 | $49,000 | $112,521 | $121,222 | $120,193 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 42 | $28,347 | $73,571 | $87,471 | $103,485 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 36 | $28,182 | $91,422 | $108,702 | $89,981 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 35 | $133,574 | $111,917 | $142,432 | $127,347 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 30 | $63,582 | $105,583 | $116,433 | $100,573 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $21,538 | Withheld | $42,474 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $27,000 | Withheld | $58,363 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | $59,586 | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $26,134 | $50,600 | Withheld | $70,786 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | $35,303 | $47,909 | $61,372 | $65,123 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | $90,495 | $68,069 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $23,497 | $43,864 | $48,353 | $47,382 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $141,547 | $126,911 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $53,525 | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $23,612 | $45,735 | $68,599 | $86,176 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | $43,793 | $61,741 | $55,378 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | Withheld | $61,119 | $69,303 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $20,500 | Withheld | $76,680 | $76,194 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does University of St Francis cost?
$13,006 a year is the average net price at University of St Francis after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $38,110, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $46,239. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,547 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of St Francis?
65% of applicants are admitted to University of St Francis. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,141 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do University of St Francis graduates earn?
$63,926 a year is the median pay of former University of St Francis students who work, 10 years after they started ($56,648 after 6 years). That ranks 566 of 5,094 US colleges and 20 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $112,521.
How much student debt do University of St Francis graduates have?
$21,079 is the median federal student loan debt of University of St Francis graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 76% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of St Francis?
67% of first-time, full-time students at University of St Francis finish within 6 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of St Francis?
Curriculum and Instruction (155 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (122 bachelor's graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (68 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 77 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.